Swainson Island

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Swainson Island
Swainson Island is located in Tasmania
Swainson Island
Swainson Island
Location off the south western coast of Tasmania
Geography
LocationSouth western Tasmania
Coordinates43°21′36″S 145°55′12″E / 43.36000°S 145.92000°E / -43.36000; 145.92000Coordinates: 43°21′36″S 145°55′12″E / 43.36000°S 145.92000°E / -43.36000; 145.92000
ArchipelagoSwainson Islands Group
Adjacent bodies of water
  • Southern Ocean;
  • Port Davey
Total islands2
Area4.14 ha (10.2 acres)[1]
Administration
Australia
StateTasmania
RegionSouth West
Demographics
PopulationUnpopulated

Swainson Island is an unpopulated island with an adjacent islet, located close to the south-western coast of Tasmania, Australia. Situated near where the mouth of Port Davey meets the Southern Ocean, the 4.14-hectare (10.2-acre) island is part of the Swainson Islands Group, and comprises part of the Southwest National Park and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.[1][2]

Fauna[]

The island is part of the Port Davey Islands Important Bird Area, so identified by BirdLife International because of its importance for breeding seabirds.[3] Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are the little penguin (100 pairs), short-tailed shearwater (38,000 pairs), fairy prion (3000 pairs), Pacific gull and sooty oystercatcher. The Tasmanian tree skink is present.[2]

See also[]

  • List of islands of Tasmania

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Small Southern Islands Conservation Management Statement 2002" (PDF). Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service. 2002. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2006. Retrieved 20 July 2006.
  2. ^ a b Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; Halley, Vanessa (2001). Tasmania's Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features. Hobart: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. ISBN 978-0-7246-4816-0.
  3. ^ "IBA: Port Davey Islands". Birdata. Birds Australia. Retrieved 19 September 2011.


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